Who We Serve

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WHO WE SERVE

We provide nonprofit legal services with respect to the following:

  • Public charity rules and regulations
  • Private foundation rules and regulations
  • Governance
  • Commercial and entrepreneurial activities
  • Risk management
  • Fundraising counsel
  • Nonprofit organizational relationships
  • Charter Schools
  • International philanthropy
  • Annual reporting
  • Social enterprise
  • Contract drafting and review
  • Compensation
  • Presentations and trainings for boards and staff

CLIENT TESTIMONIAL

FEATURED BLOG POSTS

  • What Happens When Your Board Dips Below the Minimum Number of Directors?

    Nonprofits live and die by their boards. A strong, engaged board of directors is not just good practice—it’s a legal requirement. State law requires every nonprofit corporation to have a board of directors, and most bylaws set a minimum number of directors. But what happens if your board drops below that minimum? Whether due to

  • Who Hires and Fires a Nonprofit CEO?

    One of the most common questions new board members ask is: “Who exactly is in charge of the CEO?” The answer surprises many people. Unlike a business, a nonprofit doesn’t have owners who can make that call. By law, no one “owns” a nonprofit. Instead, the board of directors holds the ultimate authority, and that includes the

  • Executive Orders, § 501(p), and Nonprofits

    Buried in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 is a provision most nonprofits have never heard of: Internal Revenue Code § 501(p). It doesn’t deal with private inurement, lobbying limits, or excess benefit transactions. Instead, it gives the IRS a blunt enforcement tool: if another federal authority designates a nonprofit as supporting terrorism, the IRS